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Friday, April 1, 2022
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Friday, April 1, 2022
Iran and USA to face each other in soccer World Cup
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Former Qatari soccer international Adel Ahmed MalAllah holds up the name of Iran during the 2022 soccer World Cup draw at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center in Doha, Qatar, Friday, April 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
Geopolitical rivals the United States and Iran will face each other in the group stage at the soccer World Cup finals in Qatar after they were paired together in Friday’s draw.
The two countries last met in the 1998 finals in France when Iran won 2-1 in Lyon.
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